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The loss 0f the French was also frightful; опе тау

say that 4b-ths of the battle took place оп оит left flank,

and though in the result we were unable to Кеер that

position, the French had lost too much to retain during

the night what they had gained during the day.

do not теап here to give апу more details 0f this

battle, which has по parallel in modern history. 0ur

loss in killed and wounded was about 30 generals,

1.0 oficers, and 42.0 теп.

The French loss, as saw myself in the reports ta-

Кеп at Wilna in marshal Bertier's papers, was по less

than 40 generals, 1800 oftcers and about 52.0 теп.

Му wound was dressed оп the feld, the bullet ех-

tracted, and for the frst З or 4 versts was trans-

ported in а little peasant's carriage, of which опе wheel

was knocked of by а саппоп ball, and we тапа-

ged to до оп ироп the remaining three.

thus managed to reach ту own calash which

was with the baggage of the army, and there I very

soon saw а great number of generals and 0fEcers,

more or less severely wounded, some of them ту

intimate friends.

lt was there saw for the last time lieut.-general

TouchkofT and ту brave chief, prince Bagration, '•,vho

both soon after died of their wounds. These two теп

had been in their early life companions in arnts, af1er-

',vards rivals, and at length cnemies; they had saluted

опе another coolly the very day befOre the battle, and

then met again in this place to meet soon after in